| Literature DB >> 7001623 |
E J Bassett, M S Keith, G J Armelagos, D L Martin, A R Villanueva.
Abstract
Nubian bone recovered from an X-group cemetery (A.D. 350 to 550) exhibits a pattern of fluorescence identical to that of modern tetracycline-labeled bone. When it is viewed under ultraviolet light at 490 angstroms, fluorophors are visible as a characteristic yellow-green fluorescence on surfaces that were actively mineralizing at the time of exposure. Contamination of stored grains provided the proper environment for cultivation of tetracycline-producing Streptomycetes. Evidence for exposure to antibiotics in an archeological population is relevant to studies of the evolution of R factors and to the interpretation of health and disease within the population.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 7001623 DOI： 10.1126/science.7001623
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728